"I wasn't one of those people who went to see a play and said, 'I want to be an actor.' I fell into it."

“Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.”

“A great many college graduates come here thinking of lawyers as social engineers arguing the great Constitutional issues.”

“Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.”

“My walk is a public one. My business is in the world, and I must mix in the assemblies of men or quit the post which Providence seems to have assigned me.”

“I was self-conscious of being so lanky, of being me. I'd keep my head down, make excuses not to go out. I'd look in the mirror and hate myself. I thought I was disgusting. I cried constantly from 11 to 16. If I could tell my younger self anything, it would be to learn to love your flaws. It's OK to look in the mirror and feel really confident about yourself.”

Source : "I want to talk about what goes on". Interview With Eva Wiseman, September 20, 2013.

“No wickedness proceeds on any grounds of reason.”

“Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.”

“Every good mathematician should also be a good chess player and vice versa.”

Source : Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.642, Modern Library